HAZE (On Hold)

Part 39

The next morning finds Hailee and Jade in a meeting with the Coaches going over the responsibilities and positioning of a midfielder.

"Do either of you have any questions before we head to training?"

They both shake their heads and stand up to leave the room.

"Haze, I don't know if I can do it."

Hailee puts her arm around her friend and roomie, "Let's just try it out today and see how we feel at the end of the training, okay? Who knows we might end up really liking it."

"Okay."

Hailee's phone buzzes as she enters their room and she smiles looking at the sender's name and then laughs at the message.

Tierna: You left a gigantic hickey on my neck, last night. It's a good thing that I noticed it before heading to breakfast and covered it or else we would have had some explaining to do.

Haze: Sorry ☹

Tierna: No, you're not! Lol! We just need to be smarter about things in the future. You're not having any regrets about what happened, are you?

Haze: No. You?

Tierna: Not in the least, although I terrified about what a certain teammate of ours reaction will be if she finds out.

Haze: Don't worry, I'll handle Kelley if need be. I need to get changed for training, but I'll see you out there.

Tierna: See you soon XO

Hailee gets changed into her training clothes and pulling on her shorts, can't help but smile at the number 25 on them. With her, Jade and Tess being late additions to the squad, they were assigned 22, 24 and 25 respectively. Hailee was just happy to keep a 5 in her number.

She finishes packing her go bag with everything she might need for the day and waits for Jade to finish packing up before they head for the bus with their "Middie Manuals" in hand as they've started calling them. They were told to read and memorize them and have been doing their best to do just that since they were handed them.

Climbing on the bus, Hailee decides to ask Julie is she can sit with her for the ride, so she can help her sort out a couple of plays in the book. Being as though it's just a training session the girls are a little more willing to switch up their seat partners for the short ride and Julie agrees.

Hailee opens the book to a page, "What am I doing here?"

Julie laughs and closes the book, "These pictures and diagrams are just a starting point kid, don't get locked into them; the game doesn't work that way and you need to be able to adapt quickly on the fly. Now, I know you are fast, have good vision and distribution skills and exceptional finishing in your skillset, just work with what you already have and you will be fine. The positional shift wouldn't have been suggested if the Coaches didn't think you could do it, have faith in your abilities."

Hailee smiles and nods, "Thank you. Can I ask you something else?"

"Of course."

"I know a young girl who is a big fan of yours and her name is actually Julie Johnson, I call her J.J. for short, do you think that maybe you could record a message for her on my phone?"

"Sure, pass it over." Hailee gets her phone ready and Julie proceeds to record a greeting and short message for J.J. before handing the phone back to Hailee.

"You have no idea how much I appreciate that. I'm hoping that I can bring her to a Sacramento / Chicago game this year so she can meet you in person."